[Ord. 11/25/2003, § 1300; as amended by Ord. 08-120, 4/17/2008, § E]
1.
General Requirements. Off-street parking areas shall be oriented to and within a reasonable walking distance of the buildings the parking areas are designed to serve. Access to parking lots shall be designed so as not to obstruct free flow of traffic. There shall be adequate provision for ingress to and egress from all parking spaces to ensure ease of mobility, ample clearance, and safety of vehicles and pedestrians. Off-street parking areas shall provide paved surfaces for vehicular movement and parking spaces.
2.
Setbacks. Off-street parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from front lot lines and a minimum of one foot from side and rear lot lines; greater setbacks may be required in accordance with the standards applicable to each district.
3.
Size of Spaces. Each required off-street parking space shall measure 10 feet in width by 20 feet in length. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be 12 feet wide.
4.
Width of Aisles. The minimum width of all aisles providing direct access to individual parking stalls shall be in accordance with the requirements specified below. Only one-way traffic shall be permitted in aisles serving single-row parking spaces placed at an angle other than 90°.
Parking Angle | Aisle Width | |
|---|---|---|
30° | 12 feet | |
45° | 13 feet | |
60° | 18 feet | |
90° | 24 feet |
5.
Parked Vehicle Overhang. Parking areas shall be designed so as to prevent parked vehicles from overhanging or extending over sidewalks or required landscaped areas.
6.
Perimeter Landscaping. For any off-street parking area accommodating 20 or more vehicle spaces, a landscape strip of at least five feet in width shall be provided between vehicular use areas and any adjacent public street, walk, or right-of-way, or any contiguous property. The landscape strip shall be planted and perpetually maintained with shade trees, with at least one tree per 35 lineal feet. The required landscape strip area shall be planted and perpetually maintained with grass, ground cover, or other landscape materials.
7.
Interior (Non-perimeter) Landscaping. For any off-street parking area accommodating 20 or more vehicle spaces, landscaped areas shall be provided for interior vehicular use areas so as to provide visual and climatic relief from broad expanses of pavement, to channel and define areas for pedestrian and vehicular circulation, to reduce stormwater runoff, and to provide groundwater recharge:
A.
At least 5% of the gross area of the interior vehicular use area shall be landscaped.
B.
Interior (non-perimeter) landscaped areas shall be dispersed so as to define aisles and limit unbroken rows of parking.
C.
Each separate landscaped area shall be at least 300 square feet in area and a minimum of five feet in width.
D.
Landscaped areas shall be planted and perpetually maintained with grass, ground cover, or other landscape materials.
E.
Shade trees shall be planted and perpetually maintained in interior landscaped areas, with at least one shade tree per 300 square feet of interior landscaped area.
F.
No hedge, tree, shrub, or other growth shall be maintained that may cause danger to vehicular or pedestrian traffic in any off-street parking area by obscuring the view.
8.
Parked Vehicle Registration. All vehicles parked outdoors must be registered, with current, valid, state motor vehicle plates and safety and emission inspection credentials plainly visible.
9.
Recreational Vehicle, Boat, and Oversize Vehicle Parking in Residential Districts. Except as provided for in Subsection 9D below, no more than one recreational vehicle, boat or oversized vehicle may be parked outdoors on a lot in any district constituent of Part 5, "Residential Districts," of this chapter.
A.
Such vehicles shall not be parked in front yards and shall be parked no closer than 10 feet to any lot line.
B.
Such vehicles shall not have exterior identification or signs indicating an occupation, employment, or enterprise that is carried on for profit.
C.
Such vehicles shall not be used for living or sleeping quarters on any lot in the township.
D.
On a lot containing two or more dwelling units a designated parking area may be established to accommodate several such vehicles, provided that:
(1)
The total number of such vehicles parked on the lot does not exceed the number of dwelling units on the lot.
(2)
The designated parking area meets the other requirements of this section.
(3)
The designated parking area is screened from view from adjoining lots and public streets by means of a buffer area.
10.
Overflow/Reserve Parking Lots.
A.
On-site way-finding signage for overflow parking lots shall be provided.
B.
Circulation plans for ingress and egress shall be provided for overflow parking lots.
C.
A plan for lighting and or temporary lighting shall be provided.
D.
Off-street areas used for special event parking (to accommodate occasional overflow volumes) must be constructed of any dust-free, compacted, pervious, ground cover; the owner of the property shall be responsible for the maintenance of such parking in a clean and dust-free condition.
E.
The parking lot shall be designed to permit vehicles exiting the parking lot to enter the street right-of-way or easement in a forward motion.
F.
Storage, temporary or extended, of motor vehicles of any class, or of goods, wares, products or other commodities is prohibited in the subject overflow parking lot.
11.
Lighting in Parking Lots.
A.
Lighting Standards and Requirements. Where required by this chapter, the owner shall install or cause to be installed, at the owner's expense, pole street lights serviced by underground conduit in accordance with the plan to be prepared by the owners engineer and approved by the Board of Supervisors. The owner shall be responsible for all costs involved in lighting the street from the date of first dwelling unit occupancy until such time that the streets are accepted by the Township. In addition, as a minimum in a single-family subdivision, appropriate conduit and wiring shall be installed underground even though standards and lighting fixtures might not be constructed immediately.
(1)
Standards. All lighting and accessory equipment shall beet acceptable industry standards as approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(2)
Shielding. All above permitted lighting and all external lighting fixtures appurtenant to a structure shall be shielded to eliminate stray light beyond and angle of 85° from vertical plane of all residential properties and from all right-of-way.
(3)
All lighting for parking lots shall be mounted on approximately one-hundred-foot centers.
B.
Other Lighting Standards. The following standards shall apply to all exterior light fixtures within the Township, except street lighting and associated traffic devices provided by a public utility or governmental entity within a public right-of-way.
(1)
The light from any luminaire shall be shaded, shielded or directed to prevent direct light from being distributed beyond an angle of 85° from a vertical plane onto adjacent properties and/or surrounding areas. Unshielded lamps, bulbs and tubes are not permitted, except for temporary holiday lighting.
(2)
Lighting shall be designed so that the illumination does not exceed 0.10 foot-candles beyond the property line on which the lighting originates.
(3)
Except for public street lights and traffic signals, freestanding lighting fixtures shall not exceed 16 feet in height for parking areas. Security or floodlighting may exceed this height when attached to a building provided that such lighting shall be arranged and installed to reflect and focus lights away from adjacent properties. Greater pole heights may be permitted if approved by the Township where circumstances allow. In such case, engineering data/design substantiating the request shall be provided for review. In such cases the proportions and shielding angle may be requested to be less.
(4)
No luminaire shall have any blinking, flashing or fluttering lights or other illuminating device which has a changing light intensity, brightness or color nor is any beacon light permitted, except those requirements for fire alarm and/or emergency systems.
(5)
Neither the direct nor reflected light from any luminaire shall create a disabling glare causing traffic hazards on public thoroughfares.
(6)
The type, spacing and degree of cut-off of lighting for new development must be approved by the Board of Supervisors after review by a qualified engineer and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
(7)
Parking areas shall be lighted using pole mounted lighting fixtures. The fixtures shall be located within or adjacent to the parking areas, in raised traffic island, parking bay separators or adjacent landscape areas. Poles and luminaries shall be located so as not to be damaged by automobiles being parked (front overhang minimum 39 inches; rear overhang minimum 60 inches).
(8)
Levels of lighting in pedestrian and vehicular use areas shall adhere to the following standards:
Use | Min. Avg. Illumination (footcandles) | |
|---|---|---|
Multi-Family and Planned Residential Development Parking Lots | 0.6 - 0.8 | |
Recreational/Institutional Activity Parking Lots | 1.0 - 1.2 | |
Industrial Office Campus Areas and Parking Lots | 0.5 - 1.0 | |
Commercial Areas and Parking Lots | 0.5 - 1.0 |
Where possible, short-post lighting shall be incorporated to reduce glare. Any deviation from the above illumination levels shall meet the limits of the standards of the Illuminating Engineer Society (IES). |
C.
Plan Requirements, Graphics and Submissions.
(1)
Preliminary and/or Final Lighting Plan. The location and type of all proposed exterior lighting fixtures shall be indicated on the preliminary and/or final landscape plans to insure that there is no conflict between the location of light standards and the location of trees, and that trees will not adversely affect lighting patterns. Lighting fixture locations shall be indicated on the plans by symbols.
D.
Exemption, Nonconforming Lighting. Nothing in this section shall be construed to be applied retroactively to existing lighting facilities or fixtures prior to effective date, unless work is scheduled to replace 50% or more of the existing outdoor light fixtures, or to increase by 50% or more the number of outdoor light fixtures on the premises.